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obama care is not still a popular law. >> what is the difference between on the state level republicans control 60% of the governor's houses. they have the majority of the state senators. they have the majority of the state legislatures. why a disconnect between the republicans on the state level and republicans in d.c.? charles and then howard. >> i think it's probably easier than more local you get to see the advocacy of a political program and it's very difficult for you to sell a program that we don't want to do this and we don't want to do that. i think it's probably a combination of it being easier to see. and there's a lot of money which comes from, you know, the federal government to people without it being of great cost to them or noticing it very much so it's easier to vote at the federal level, especially if you're not paying the taxes. we still don't have the taxes paying for the spending. you can't do that local. you can't borrow it. >> two quick things. yes, the presidency is somewhat different but this issue of marriage equality is moving so fast, the republicans have to
obama care is not still a popular law. >> what is the difference between on the state level republicans control 60% of the governor's houses. they have the majority of the state senators. they have the majority of the state legislatures. why a disconnect between the republicans on the state level and republicans in d.c.? charles and then howard. >> i think it's probably easier than more local you get to see the advocacy of a political program and it's very difficult for you to sell...
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i think a lot of republicans go too far in this whole point. the immediacy of this crisis -- look, even the cbo says you've got ten years or so before the deficit starts going back up and so forth and so on. but i do -- i do think -- i do think it's an interesting theme. that's all i'm saying. >> i agree. we have to remember, the budget deficit was 10% of gdp in 2009. now it's 5. and going down to 2 or 3 and then it's going to start going up again. >> $800 billion now. >> that's all. and those pressures, by the way, coming from health care costs, not from a lot of the stuff they're talking about cutting the discretionary part of the budget. but on the corporate tax thing, i hate to introduce root canal again be, but if you want to get down to 25%, the white house said 28% and it's a goal that probably all of us would embrace, you're going to have to close a bunch of loopholes. if you want it to be at least revenue-neutral -- >> which the president has said he would have -- not the corporate, the personal. >> anyone who advocates for that and i'
i think a lot of republicans go too far in this whole point. the immediacy of this crisis -- look, even the cbo says you've got ten years or so before the deficit starts going back up and so forth and so on. but i do -- i do think -- i do think it's an interesting theme. that's all i'm saying. >> i agree. we have to remember, the budget deficit was 10% of gdp in 2009. now it's 5. and going down to 2 or 3 and then it's going to start going up again. >> $800 billion now. >>...
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president obama has a new problem tonight. it's senator vitter. and tiger woods with one of the sex scandal, and cheating on his wife with dozens of women and porn stars. and you'd think it would make him hard to get a date. him hard to get a date. but the new date will set thehee what's droid-smart ? with google now, it automatically knows when you need to leave for the airport, how much traffic there is, and can have your boarding pass ready. the droid razr maxx hd by motorola. droid-smart. droid-powerful. ♪ i don't want any trouble. i don't want any trouble either. ♪ [ engine turns over ] you know you forgot to take your mask off, right? [ siren wailing in distance ] ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing the all-new beetle convertible. now every day is a top-down day. that's the power of german engineering. that work the way you wish they would. like a front-end loader you can detach from your seat? or a mower deck you just drive over and cut through knee-deep grass no problem? yep. we thought the same thing you did. that's why we build them t
president obama has a new problem tonight. it's senator vitter. and tiger woods with one of the sex scandal, and cheating on his wife with dozens of women and porn stars. and you'd think it would make him hard to get a date. him hard to get a date. but the new date will set thehee what's droid-smart ? with google now, it automatically knows when you need to leave for the airport, how much traffic there is, and can have your boarding pass ready. the droid razr maxx hd by motorola. droid-smart....
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it remains to be seen if the republicans can make any headway beating this dead horse. some people in the republican party have said quite overtly, stop it, we've lost, we're moving on, rep governors are accepting the medicaid expansion. this is kind el knee ander that will retrograde politics on the part of michele bachmann. >> what's your reaction? she appears to be consistently now openly flagrantly lying about virtually everything. >> yeah, i mean, i'm disheartened that you can say something like that and not be censured for it. she's saying that the president signed into law a piece of legislation that will kill children? >> that is what she said. >> you're missing the ice flow provision. >> the bottom line is she's a joke. i don't think very many people -- >> she's a member of the house, joy. and she was reelected. >> and part of the tea party caucus. >> it says a lot about people who vote for folks like this. you have a lot of clowns, a lot of extremists, people who can't be taken seriously, increasingly including paul ryan and his crazy budgets, but you have a p
it remains to be seen if the republicans can make any headway beating this dead horse. some people in the republican party have said quite overtly, stop it, we've lost, we're moving on, rep governors are accepting the medicaid expansion. this is kind el knee ander that will retrograde politics on the part of michele bachmann. >> what's your reaction? she appears to be consistently now openly flagrantly lying about virtually everything. >> yeah, i mean, i'm disheartened that you can...
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obama picked indiana, louisville, florida state. to reach the final four. he had indiana to win. republicans blocked that. >>> we're learning more and more about the new pope, pope francis i, interesting, i read that he turned to the priesthood after he was dumped by his childhood sweetheart. dumped by his sweetheart. you know what that means? we could one day expect to see pope taylor swift. see pope taylor swift. [ female announcer ] going to sleep may be easy, but when you wake up in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go back to sleep. intermezzo is the first and only prescription sleep aid approved for use as needed in the middle of the night when you can't get back to sleep. it's an effective sleep medicine you don't take before bedtime. take it in bed only when you need it and have at least four hours left for sleep. do not take intermezzo if you have had an allergic reaction to drugs containing zolpidem, such as ambien. allergic reactions such as shortness of breath or swelling of your tongue or throat may occur and may be fatal. inter
obama picked indiana, louisville, florida state. to reach the final four. he had indiana to win. republicans blocked that. >>> we're learning more and more about the new pope, pope francis i, interesting, i read that he turned to the priesthood after he was dumped by his childhood sweetheart. dumped by his sweetheart. you know what that means? we could one day expect to see pope taylor swift. see pope taylor swift. [ female announcer ] going to sleep may be easy, but when you wake up...
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this is not a winning argument for republicans to make. putting all of that aside, the politics, i always think, and it is worth pointing out this was adopted in 2004 before obama. this was not a response to president obama in arizona. so i think it is worth putting that aside. i always find it interesting and sort of telling when legislators are activists try to go around enforcing existing law. and the reason for that are political and potentially even cultural. but for example, on this one, the requirement, the existing laws require u.s. citizenship in the case of voting in any federal election. requiring proof of that is the objection, the contention here. i'm not sure that we should be trying to go around existing law and finding out ways to say, you don't have to prove it. we'll take you on your word. if it is hard for someone to prove, let's make it easier. let's fix the problem that way so that both sides are satisfied. say, okay, we don't want to put a single group out of order here and force then to do something that everyone els
this is not a winning argument for republicans to make. putting all of that aside, the politics, i always think, and it is worth pointing out this was adopted in 2004 before obama. this was not a response to president obama in arizona. so i think it is worth putting that aside. i always find it interesting and sort of telling when legislators are activists try to go around enforcing existing law. and the reason for that are political and potentially even cultural. but for example, on this one,...
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you have the republicans, many of whom support thedea of more presidential authority in the use of force, and you have a lot of democrats who don't want to criticize the president. you have a heads and -- you have a hesitancy to have the proper debate. the libya example is a very important one to look at. ,ost: congresswoman barbara lee a guest earlier today, pointing to the use of military force after 9/11 after the terrorist attack. "if that was a turning point, it gave too much broad authority to the executive branch." guest: there is some truth to that. we have an inherent right to self-defense as a nation, which allows us to take actions against international terrorist organizations. the way i have always put this, any place in any country that either cannot or will not deal with these elements -- that has been the justification coming out of that authorization for the broader use of force against individual targets. the concern i have is, first of all, we don't know. we don't know the actual justifications for that. number one. and number two, in situations libya, you areiike seein
you have the republicans, many of whom support thedea of more presidential authority in the use of force, and you have a lot of democrats who don't want to criticize the president. you have a heads and -- you have a hesitancy to have the proper debate. the libya example is a very important one to look at. ,ost: congresswoman barbara lee a guest earlier today, pointing to the use of military force after 9/11 after the terrorist attack. "if that was a turning point, it gave too much broad...
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for obama twice. they do not want you there, mr. steele. that.e trying to get guest: i have been there, i did what i was asked to do. i am very happy to of been afforded the opportunity. when i went in as chairman, i told people i was the same guy that they knew as state chairman. i am an aggressive, in your face, call it as i see it kind of guy. i do not suffer fools lightly or i -- and i do not like to play but we always did that way game. i wanted to shake things up. rance was a part of that, he was my right hand man. i have always been amused and befuddle that he trashes the thing that he was supportive of. as a member he voted for it, the $50 million to go after the election. in this and opportunism and careerism is a thing and i and wanting to be rnc chairman, that was important for him, but for me it was about getting the job done. i call it turning the elephant. we made a conservative -- a concerted effort to do that. by the time that we got to the campaign we had over 185,000 people around th
for obama twice. they do not want you there, mr. steele. that.e trying to get guest: i have been there, i did what i was asked to do. i am very happy to of been afforded the opportunity. when i went in as chairman, i told people i was the same guy that they knew as state chairman. i am an aggressive, in your face, call it as i see it kind of guy. i do not suffer fools lightly or i -- and i do not like to play but we always did that way game. i wanted to shake things up. rance was a part of...
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while the republicans stick to their guns for fighting obama care. a medical doctor is joining us next. around the world that sell stolen identities? >> 30-year-old american man, excellent credit rating. >> announcer: lifelock monitors thousands of these sites 24 hours a day. and if we discover any of our members' data for sale, lifelock is there with the most comprehensive identity theft protection available. [♪...] [squealing, crash] call 1-800-lifelock or go to lifelock.com today. marjorie, i can't stand you. you're too perfect. even the inside of your dishwasher sparkles. okay. so i'm the bad guy for being clean. you said it. ladies, let's not fight dirty. cascade kitchen counselor. see, over time, finish gel can leave hard-water film on your dishes and dishwasher. new cascade platinum's triple-action formula not only cleans your dishes, it helps keep your dishwasher sparkling. so we're good? don't do that. okay. [ female announcer ] cascade's best is new cascade platinum. >>> as we peruse the sunday papers, "the standard examiner," why police
while the republicans stick to their guns for fighting obama care. a medical doctor is joining us next. around the world that sell stolen identities? >> 30-year-old american man, excellent credit rating. >> announcer: lifelock monitors thousands of these sites 24 hours a day. and if we discover any of our members' data for sale, lifelock is there with the most comprehensive identity theft protection available. [♪...] [squealing, crash] call 1-800-lifelock or go to lifelock.com...
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. >> barack obama, you lied. >> i think it's about dignity and respect. >> so this go-round, he's got the rifle, i've got the rack. >>> we begin with the republican party facing a serious case of the mondays. after a weekend carouse iing at cpac, no doubt downing a few in honor of st. patrick, today came the reckoning with the revelation of their own autopsy on what went badly wrong in 2012. this morning, it fell to rnc chair, reince priebus to give his party an uncompromising look in the rearview mirror. >> our message was weak. our ground game was insufficient. we weren't inclusive. we were behind in both data and digital. and our primary and debate process needed improvement. >> yes, mr. priebus presided over the party for all of that and he remains in charge for the release of the savage and scolding document, "the growth and opportunity project." gop. get it? a blistering report based on 52,000 voter contacts. and the respondents apparently didn't mince their words. >> focus groups described our party as narrow minded. out of touch. and, quote, stuffy old men. >> by the way, it's
. >> barack obama, you lied. >> i think it's about dignity and respect. >> so this go-round, he's got the rifle, i've got the rack. >>> we begin with the republican party facing a serious case of the mondays. after a weekend carouse iing at cpac, no doubt downing a few in honor of st. patrick, today came the reckoning with the revelation of their own autopsy on what went badly wrong in 2012. this morning, it fell to rnc chair, reince priebus to give his party an...
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president obama has a new problem tonight. it's senator vitter. and tiger woods with one of the sex scandal, and cheating on his wife with dozens of women and porn stars. and you'd think it would make him hard to get a date. but the new date will set the switter world on fire. wait until you see who thinks tiger deserves a second chance. how much traffic there is, and can have your boarding pass ready. the droid razr maxx hd by motorola. droid-smart. droid-powerful. ♪ i don't want any trouble. i don't want any trouble either. ♪ [ engine turns over ] you know you forgot to take your mask off, right? [ siren wailing in distance ] ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing the all-new beetle convertible. now every day is a top-down day. that's the power of german engineering. then i read an article about a study that looked at the long term health benefits of taking multivitamins. they used centrum silver for the study... so i guess my wife was right. [ male announcer ] centrum. always your most complete. [ bop ] [ bop ] [ bop ] you can do that all you w
president obama has a new problem tonight. it's senator vitter. and tiger woods with one of the sex scandal, and cheating on his wife with dozens of women and porn stars. and you'd think it would make him hard to get a date. but the new date will set the switter world on fire. wait until you see who thinks tiger deserves a second chance. how much traffic there is, and can have your boarding pass ready. the droid razr maxx hd by motorola. droid-smart. droid-powerful. ♪ i don't want any...
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obama would like that because it is thought his country's birthday. >> he will join "the amazing race" and dance around a b-52 like there was no tomorrow. if there was never a better way to find out whether our canadian born president is a secret muslim it is right now. this is the most cherished holiday in our christian religion. no thanks to you. this is where we celebrate. it is no thanks to her. this is why we celebrate jesus' last miracle. they have magical powers. and then he can hide them for little children to find. it is in the bible and how dare you, obama? >> how dare you mockery lig jus people because you don't like bunnies. >> i like bunnies. >> again, i am picking up slack here. my own easter egg hunt will be in my apartment, and i will actually pi for the eggs. -- pay for the eggs. $20. tweet me at greg gutfeld, and remember to put the hash tag greg roll. jot sure where i am going -- not sure where i am going, but if you are coming you have to be over 18, but under 19. and you can't have any real connection to society. so in case something happens you won't be missed. i
obama would like that because it is thought his country's birthday. >> he will join "the amazing race" and dance around a b-52 like there was no tomorrow. if there was never a better way to find out whether our canadian born president is a secret muslim it is right now. this is the most cherished holiday in our christian religion. no thanks to you. this is where we celebrate. it is no thanks to her. this is why we celebrate jesus' last miracle. they have magical powers. and then...
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and 53% of americans in a recent national poll think the republican party is too extreme. homophobia. racism directed at the white house. i think michelle obama epitomizes that. >> ted cruz really has come on with some of the outrageous statements. i don't know if anyone that i've seen in the last month or so has been more outrageous. you better take notice that you can make a lot of noise and you make a bigger noise when you splash, belly first. angela rye and caroline heldman, thank you both for your time tonight. >> thanks, rev. >> thank you. >>> the issue of civil rights. civil rights issue of our time is a fight, and change is hard. but the journey is inspiring. that's next. [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? the carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. otherworldly things. but there are some things i've never seen before. this ge jet engine can understand 5,000 data samples per second. which is good
and 53% of americans in a recent national poll think the republican party is too extreme. homophobia. racism directed at the white house. i think michelle obama epitomizes that. >> ted cruz really has come on with some of the outrageous statements. i don't know if anyone that i've seen in the last month or so has been more outrageous. you better take notice that you can make a lot of noise and you make a bigger noise when you splash, belly first. angela rye and caroline heldman, thank you...
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obama is creating a nation at war with itself. the affluent vs. the nonaffluent. over the weekend senator ted cruze of texas, a conservative, delivered a very emotional speech at cpac. >> my father came from cuba. he had been in prison. he had been tortured in cuba. and he came to texas with nothing, with 100 in his underwear. didn't speak a word of english. washed dishes making 50 cents an hour. in someone had came up to that 18-year-old kid avenue as he was washing dishes and suggested to him that 55 years hence his son would be sworn into office as a united states senator representing the great state of texas. [ applause ] that would have been unimaginable. >> now mr. cruze says his dad made it on his own without government assistance. he worked hard and provide for his family and now his son has achieved the american dream. that's the way this country is supposed to work. but president obama himself has a very compelling story to tell. his father abandoned him. he was raised primarily by his maternal grandparents in hawaii. he had few resources. yet, barack ob
obama is creating a nation at war with itself. the affluent vs. the nonaffluent. over the weekend senator ted cruze of texas, a conservative, delivered a very emotional speech at cpac. >> my father came from cuba. he had been in prison. he had been tortured in cuba. and he came to texas with nothing, with 100 in his underwear. didn't speak a word of english. washed dishes making 50 cents an hour. in someone had came up to that 18-year-old kid avenue as he was washing dishes and suggested...
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. >> reporter: after president obama declared the law unconstitutional, republicans came in though defend doma. the case comes in a different political climate than four years ago when prop 8 became law. an example, yesterday republican adviser karl rove said in the next election he could see pub one of the republican candidates favoring same-sex marriage. >> we will be covering a lot next week. thank you very much. >>> an apology from the irs over a training video that parodied star trek and paid for by taxpayer money. kelly o'donnell is in washington with more on that story. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. well, anytime your tax money is wasted, it's frustrating but especially so when it is the irs that's accused of poor judgment. a congressional committee found this star trek spoof didn't have any training value in it at all. to boldly go hollywood. ♪ the irs spent $60,000. >> captain log. >> reporter: making two videos including this elaborate "star trek" parody. >> sorry about the uniforms, the dry cleaner gave us the wrong order. >> how fast can you get out of here
. >> reporter: after president obama declared the law unconstitutional, republicans came in though defend doma. the case comes in a different political climate than four years ago when prop 8 became law. an example, yesterday republican adviser karl rove said in the next election he could see pub one of the republican candidates favoring same-sex marriage. >> we will be covering a lot next week. thank you very much. >>> an apology from the irs over a training video that...
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regardless of sexual orientation. >> reporter: house republicans are now defending doma in court. >> the administration doesn't get to decide what's constitutional. the supreme court does. and our financing a lawsuit was to make sure that the proper forum was used to make sure we know what's constitutional and what isn't. >> reporter: the court hears the doma case on wednesday. the prop 8 case on tuesday. and both of them come here as public support for same-sex marriage is growing. different political climate than just four years ago when prop 8 became law. lester? >> pete, thanks. >>> at the vatican today, pope francis celebrated palm sunday mass before a crowd estimated at 250,000. he marked the start of holy week by encouraging people to be um balance and joyful and to lead simple lives. the pope from argentina announced he'll travel to neighboring brazil in july after the mass he climbed into a pope mobile to move among the crowd showing once again he enjoys connecting with the faithful. >>> when "nbc nightly news" continues on this sunday -- making and watching tv in a whole ne
regardless of sexual orientation. >> reporter: house republicans are now defending doma in court. >> the administration doesn't get to decide what's constitutional. the supreme court does. and our financing a lawsuit was to make sure that the proper forum was used to make sure we know what's constitutional and what isn't. >> reporter: the court hears the doma case on wednesday. the prop 8 case on tuesday. and both of them come here as public support for same-sex marriage is...
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cicilline: more than months have passed since president obama was elected. rye now the republicans are offering a budget proposal that contains many of the same ideas voters rejected this fall. the republican budget would end the medicare guarantee as we know it and repeal the affordable care act. that's already providing benefits to so many families in my home state of rhode island and all across this country. rhode islanders do not want another republican budget proposal that jeopardizes our economic recovery, gives away billions of dollsars in tax subdies in big oil and tax breaks to companies that ship jobs overseas. they want a budget that reflects our values as a nation, promises we made to our seniors, invests in rebuilding our national infrastructure, protects our investments in education, and reduces our deficit by making smart cuts in spending and reforming our tax code. the republican budget fails to meet any of these standards. and i hope my colleagues will join me in opposing it this week. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tem
cicilline: more than months have passed since president obama was elected. rye now the republicans are offering a budget proposal that contains many of the same ideas voters rejected this fall. the republican budget would end the medicare guarantee as we know it and repeal the affordable care act. that's already providing benefits to so many families in my home state of rhode island and all across this country. rhode islanders do not want another republican budget proposal that jeopardizes our...
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or democrat or both. >> host: you talked about ways in which politicians like barack obama engaged in popular culture some do that successfully and some don't but let's let that around. how accurately or fairly quickly this popular culture judgment represent and detect millennials clacks >> guest: you have seen house of cards which i have been loving and a lot of people in the generation got their grounding in politics watching the west wing a long time ago as older millennials were watching a house of cards and it's an interesting reflection because both deal with young people and politics. it is a reflection of the spirit of the time for the possibility of politics you see the character in house of cards which is a very sort of optimistic. there's a lot of venereal person taking the opportunities and trying to work our way through the system and playing the system and using it to her advantage which i think is perhaps more representative of where the millennials are out and it's also a great show but it's incredibly cynical and more realistic perhaps and much more effective how ever
or democrat or both. >> host: you talked about ways in which politicians like barack obama engaged in popular culture some do that successfully and some don't but let's let that around. how accurately or fairly quickly this popular culture judgment represent and detect millennials clacks >> guest: you have seen house of cards which i have been loving and a lot of people in the generation got their grounding in politics watching the west wing a long time ago as older millennials were...
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. >> reporter: not every republican agrees with the speaker. senator coker said that he and others are open to lifting tax loopholes as part of the deal. >>> president obama will visit israel this week his first presidential trip to the country. police in jerusalem were getting ready for their trip calling it the most important visit since 2009. some 15,000 personnel are being deployed. >>> graffiti in the west bank has already defaced posters of mr. obama but so far the subject matter is light. the protests are over a lack of mobile wireless in the region. >>> gop fundraiser carl rowe fired back at sarah palin that candidates should go back home and run for office. >> i don't think i'm a balding fat guy. if i did run for office and win i would serve out my term i would not leave office midterm. >> reporter: rowe was referring to palin's decision to leave her seat. she also accused rowe of making millions from consultants. rowe spoke out saying he is a volunteer who doesn't take a dine from the superpack. >>> ktvu's mike mibach. >> reporter: th
. >> reporter: not every republican agrees with the speaker. senator coker said that he and others are open to lifting tax loopholes as part of the deal. >>> president obama will visit israel this week his first presidential trip to the country. police in jerusalem were getting ready for their trip calling it the most important visit since 2009. some 15,000 personnel are being deployed. >>> graffiti in the west bank has already defaced posters of mr. obama but so far the...
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after trying out his charm offensive on republicans for the last week and a half, president obama will work on his international diplomacy. on tuesday, two days after spratt tricks day he welcomes the prime minister of ireland over to the white house around'd and then mr. obama embarks on a very important overseas trip to the middle east. that is where he will sit down with israeli leaders. he will also meet with the leaders from the palestinian authority before making his way to jordan. it is during this trip when mr. obama is expected to issue a very strong warning to iran that they will not be able to develop nuclear weapons. >> i'm poppy par low in new york. coming up this week on wall street, a host of major companies will report their earnings. we'll hear from fedex, general mills, nike and tiffany. in terms of economic news, the fed announces its latest raid decision. that comes on wednesday, and we'll be listening very closely to comments from central bankers on overall economic recovery, especially after a particularly strong february jobs report. then on thursday we'll get th
after trying out his charm offensive on republicans for the last week and a half, president obama will work on his international diplomacy. on tuesday, two days after spratt tricks day he welcomes the prime minister of ireland over to the white house around'd and then mr. obama embarks on a very important overseas trip to the middle east. that is where he will sit down with israeli leaders. he will also meet with the leaders from the palestinian authority before making his way to jordan. it is...
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what about obama and his failure to be transparent about anything? host: this is dealing with the members of congress investigate other members of congress, not necessarily the impeachment of the president. caller: i'm sorry? host: we are talking about members investigating other members of congress. ok, what would be a punishment if a congressman or senator would be found guilty? what course of action do they take? guest: there is a range of things they can do. the simplest one or the least serious one is a reprimand. they will send a letter to the member saying you should not have done this. it is like getting a slap on the rest. the most serious is the out ofon, being forced the house which requires a 2/3 vote of the house to do that. in between, you have center which is what happened to representative charles rangel when you go before the whole house and they vote on whether or not your conduct brought dishonor to the house and it is a public rebuke. the average citizen may not think it is serious but watching representative charles rangel in tha
what about obama and his failure to be transparent about anything? host: this is dealing with the members of congress investigate other members of congress, not necessarily the impeachment of the president. caller: i'm sorry? host: we are talking about members investigating other members of congress. ok, what would be a punishment if a congressman or senator would be found guilty? what course of action do they take? guest: there is a range of things they can do. the simplest one or the least...
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or democrat or both. >> host: you talk about ways in which politicians like barack obama engaged in popular culture. some politician does that successfully, some don't. but let's flip that around. how accurately or fairly does popular culture judge and represent and depict millenials? >> guest: i don't know if you have seen this new netflix series, house of cards. >> host: i have. >> guest: i love it. a lot of people in this generation got their grounding in politics watching the west wing, long time ago, and now as older millenials, we're watching house of cards and it's an interesting reflection because both of them deal with young people in politics. in the west wing they're the people running running in this y idealistic which is a reflection of the spirit of the time and the possibility of politics. and then you see the zoe barnes character in house of card whose is an opportunistic, and entrepreneurial person who is taking these different opportunities and trying to work through the system displaying the system and using it to her advantage which i think is perhaps more repres
or democrat or both. >> host: you talk about ways in which politicians like barack obama engaged in popular culture. some politician does that successfully, some don't. but let's flip that around. how accurately or fairly does popular culture judge and represent and depict millenials? >> guest: i don't know if you have seen this new netflix series, house of cards. >> host: i have. >> guest: i love it. a lot of people in this generation got their grounding in politics...
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during the republican primary, rick santorum and newt gingrich just couldn't see eye to eye and they trained their sights on each other. >> at times you just sort of, you know, that worrisome moment that something is going to pop and we can't afford that in a nominee. >> i think long before rick came to congress i was busy being a rebel. those are just historic facts even if they're inconvenient for rick's campaign. >> reporter: but soon they stopped snipping at each other and started sniping at romney. before long, both men had dealt serious blows to the front-runner. santorum with the surprise squeaker in iowa followed by a gingrich win in south carolina. suddenly, mitt romney was on the ropes. a gingrich adviser went to the santorum camp. would the senator join the speaker on one ticket? no. santorum was surging and wanted his own shot but they still became strange bed fellows. >> i agree with rick's point. i would urge the states then to return most of the power back to the local communities. and the third thing we bought, which rick alluded to which is really important. >> as ne
during the republican primary, rick santorum and newt gingrich just couldn't see eye to eye and they trained their sights on each other. >> at times you just sort of, you know, that worrisome moment that something is going to pop and we can't afford that in a nominee. >> i think long before rick came to congress i was busy being a rebel. those are just historic facts even if they're inconvenient for rick's campaign. >> reporter: but soon they stopped snipping at each other and...
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meanwhile the sequester cuts start to kick in and president obama is getting flack for canceling white house tours. now there is word -- no it's not. all right. so thanks so much. we'll check in with our kelly o'donnell on mark sanford. we just showed you the video. kelly, you're there for me, right? >> reporter: i can hear you, thomas. i'm not sure you can see me. >> yes, i can see and hear you and it looks like you have beautiful trees in south carolina behind you. let's talk about south carolina. it is primary day down there. mark sanford been getting a lot of press and a lot of the coverage i've been reading about is this is going to be a street fight for how this will advance. >> well, this is one of those occasions, thomas, where the sheer number of candidates makes this so unpredictable. it's rare to have an opening like this in south carolina politics where people in office tend to stay a long time. so 16 republicans jumped in, including the former governor, and his case is particularly noteworthy because he had the very public personal affair and that was such a difficulty at
meanwhile the sequester cuts start to kick in and president obama is getting flack for canceling white house tours. now there is word -- no it's not. all right. so thanks so much. we'll check in with our kelly o'donnell on mark sanford. we just showed you the video. kelly, you're there for me, right? >> reporter: i can hear you, thomas. i'm not sure you can see me. >> yes, i can see and hear you and it looks like you have beautiful trees in south carolina behind you. let's talk...
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all but four democrats voted for it, no republicans did. it would raise taxes by $1 trillion over the next decade and join the house republican bill which just got shot down in the senate, and president obama expected to unveil his own version soon. >>> speaking of president obama he's on his way home aboard air force one, he left oman, jordan, a short time ago. king abdullah was there to say farewell, jordan is a close ally. during his whirlwind four-day visit to the middle east he stopped in israel and the west bank and urged young israelis to seek peace with the palestinians and got israel to apologize to turkey for a raid that killed nine activists on a turkish ship. >>> the president is flying home if you're flying out across the country, starting next month the faa announced it's shutting down 149 air traffic control towers because of those forced spending cuts. the closures will be phased in over a month starting next month in april. controllers many of them now out of work have concerns that the skies will be less safe. speaking abo
all but four democrats voted for it, no republicans did. it would raise taxes by $1 trillion over the next decade and join the house republican bill which just got shot down in the senate, and president obama expected to unveil his own version soon. >>> speaking of president obama he's on his way home aboard air force one, he left oman, jordan, a short time ago. king abdullah was there to say farewell, jordan is a close ally. during his whirlwind four-day visit to the middle east he...
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three years later and the bill is still under attack from republican lawmakers. but increasing number of states that previously opposed the law are now signing on to its medicaid expansion program, with some big surprise turnarounds from states like arizona, and florida. so that leads us to our question of the day for all of you. will obama care stand the test of time? talk to me on twitter. my handle is @alexwitt. and i will be reading some of your tweets throughout the day. a critical move by congress this week to delay furlough notices for hundreds of thousands of pentagon civilian employees. the house passed a bill thursday to extend funding for workers facing sequestration cuts. the measure gives the pentagon time to decide on how best to make those cuts. and joining me now is democratic congressman william enhart. thank you so much for being here, sir. i do appreciate that for this early hour. >> good morning, alex. >> i want to ask you about this whole situation. put it into context for us. how much of an impact does this delay have across the country? >>
three years later and the bill is still under attack from republican lawmakers. but increasing number of states that previously opposed the law are now signing on to its medicaid expansion program, with some big surprise turnarounds from states like arizona, and florida. so that leads us to our question of the day for all of you. will obama care stand the test of time? talk to me on twitter. my handle is @alexwitt. and i will be reading some of your tweets throughout the day. a critical move by...
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they are uncertain -- neil: of obama, period. >> no, the shenanigans -- neil: he's part of that. >> by a 20 point margin, americans blame the uncertainty on republicans in congress -- neil: why are the president's approval numbers down eight points? >> not as far as congress'. neil: i understand, but, listen, they are down. now, i'm not here to defend the republicans in congress, but i think they've been awful on a lot of the issues, but facts of the matter is it takes two to tango, and both got us in the tangle. i wonder if neither really sees the need to address these issues or the urgency of the issues, those numbers are going to steadily go even more -- >> it's a problem. it's a vicious cycle. people -- neil: we're caught in it. >> exactly, then the economy doesn't do well, the congress starts more shenanigans -- neil: you can understand why people are nervous; right? >> of course i can. of course i can. wages also are not up. neil: right. >> productivity's up, but wages stagnating. that's another economic
they are uncertain -- neil: of obama, period. >> no, the shenanigans -- neil: he's part of that. >> by a 20 point margin, americans blame the uncertainty on republicans in congress -- neil: why are the president's approval numbers down eight points? >> not as far as congress'. neil: i understand, but, listen, they are down. now, i'm not here to defend the republicans in congress, but i think they've been awful on a lot of the issues, but facts of the matter is it takes two to...
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by congress of course we mean republicans. house speaker john boehner reacts in our exclusive interview. >>> also in national the cdc now says one in every 50 children has autism. one in 50. there are real questions being raised at how the cdc arrived at these numbers. >>> and the sports lead. how long has it been since the miami heat lost a game? well, back then most of us had not even heard of the harlem shake. good time. >>> we begin with the world lead. and finally, all sides of the middle east peace conflict are seeing eye to eye on something. none of them expect much to come out of president obama's first trip to israel as president. the president just wrapped up a news conference with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in jerusalem and as you'll see from this clip things are off to a chummy start for two leaders with legendary limited affection from one another. >> i want to express a special thanks to sarah as well as your two sons for their warmth and hospitality. it was wonderful to see them. they are -- i
by congress of course we mean republicans. house speaker john boehner reacts in our exclusive interview. >>> also in national the cdc now says one in every 50 children has autism. one in 50. there are real questions being raised at how the cdc arrived at these numbers. >>> and the sports lead. how long has it been since the miami heat lost a game? well, back then most of us had not even heard of the harlem shake. good time. >>> we begin with the world lead. and...
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the two sides in this case involved the bush and obama administration. the obama administration chose not to defend the law. isy believe it unconstitutional. the house republicans hired paul comment who was the solicitor general for george w. bush. he's going to argue that the congress made this decision, it is reasonable for the federal government to maintain the view that they always had, that marriage is between a man and woman. that is all we need to recognize. don verrilli, the obama administration solicitor general, will argue that it is discriminatory, it discriminates against gay couples, and there is no justification port -- for it. an attorney from new york city is representing the plaintiff in the case, a woman named kaity windsor. she was with partner, they met in the -- in greenwich village in the 1960's, they got married in toronto in 2007, they lived in new york, and her spouse died in 2009. she got a $363,000 estate tax bill from the irs. ofot of this was the value the property they own, it went up. basically the ira's and treated her as
the two sides in this case involved the bush and obama administration. the obama administration chose not to defend the law. isy believe it unconstitutional. the house republicans hired paul comment who was the solicitor general for george w. bush. he's going to argue that the congress made this decision, it is reasonable for the federal government to maintain the view that they always had, that marriage is between a man and woman. that is all we need to recognize. don verrilli, the obama...
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obama will work on international diplomacy. on tuesday, two days after st. patrick's day, he we will comes the prime minister of ireland to the white house and then mr. obama embarks on a very important trip overseas to the middle east where he'll sit down with israeli leaders and also meet with leaders of palestinian authority before making his way to jordan. during this trip mr. obama is expected to issue a very strong warning to iran they will not be able to develop nuclear weapons. >> coming up this week on wall street a host of major companies will report their earnings. we'll hear from fedex, general mills, nike, and tiffany. the fed announces its latest rate decision. that comes on wednesday. we'll be listening very closely to comments from central bankers on overall economic recovery especially after a particularly strong february jobs report. then on thursday we'll get the latest existing home sales numbers for the month of february. those are key because existing home sales actually make up about 90% of the overall ho
obama will work on international diplomacy. on tuesday, two days after st. patrick's day, he we will comes the prime minister of ireland to the white house and then mr. obama embarks on a very important trip overseas to the middle east where he'll sit down with israeli leaders and also meet with leaders of palestinian authority before making his way to jordan. during this trip mr. obama is expected to issue a very strong warning to iran they will not be able to develop nuclear weapons. >>...
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was that threat of the sequester would be a deterrent to get republicans to the table. that didn't happen. but if we went into the implementation phase, the pain would be so widespread around the country there would be an outcry and pressure, public pressure, on republicans to come back to the table. we're not seeing that happen. in terms of what it was supposed to do for political pressure, is the sequester a bust? >> it is. in that respect. the calculation that the defense cuts would be so severe for the republicans, that they agree to alternative, turn out not to be true. and it is a very interesting situation because it shows how really -- really extreme the republican tea party style commitment is to cutting budgets. two reasons. number one, this is very dumb. a hundred percent of members of congress think it is a dumb way it make cut, yet it is happen ppg second, a significant can cut for defense in its across the board and republicans are walking away from what has been traditional strej j of their party which is strong on defense. so it really does demonstrate t
was that threat of the sequester would be a deterrent to get republicans to the table. that didn't happen. but if we went into the implementation phase, the pain would be so widespread around the country there would be an outcry and pressure, public pressure, on republicans to come back to the table. we're not seeing that happen. in terms of what it was supposed to do for political pressure, is the sequester a bust? >> it is. in that respect. the calculation that the defense cuts would be...
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president obama should do likewise. work with the republicans in congress together to put forward a plan that will in fact balance a budget and help american families enjoy real prosperity and a much more secure retirement. >> good morning. this is a good week for house republicans. this is also a week of contrasts. years.get balances in 10 their budget never balances. and raises $1 worth of taxes. i think the question for the american people s. which budget actually helps? which helps people? well, i would say that a balanced budget is going to help grow our economy and provide the certainty needed that so many people out there looking for the government to do the very same thing they are having to do at home. which budget helps those who are in need? our budget provides a prescription to save the social safety nets of medicare, medicaid. theirs doesn't. theirs brings about the demise of those programs. which budget brings about the kind of tax reform that people want in this country? lower rates, fair and simpler tax
president obama should do likewise. work with the republicans in congress together to put forward a plan that will in fact balance a budget and help american families enjoy real prosperity and a much more secure retirement. >> good morning. this is a good week for house republicans. this is also a week of contrasts. years.get balances in 10 their budget never balances. and raises $1 worth of taxes. i think the question for the american people s. which budget actually helps? which helps...
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every time, for bush twice voted against obama because of things like this, they still identify them. you're going to find go across the board women's rights, you know choice legislation obamacare, all these things, your number's going to be about 32% to 36% that's the number. that is exactly the number of people who want to repeal obamacare. i guarantee that movement, that group of people has not changed in this time. it's not a new group of people who have suddenly come across. there's an interesting part of it though, and this is what i would like to address to you. 21% want to change obamacare. now the prevailing wisdom in the media, and this is certainly part of the strategy, is that change means they don't like it because they don't like what it does that's new. i think that change number has a wedge of independents who lean republican who want to change it to limit what it can do. i also think there's a big chunk of democrats. jacki: who want it to do more. hal: who wish it had a single pair and will not say i support it but say i think we should change it and the change is to
every time, for bush twice voted against obama because of things like this, they still identify them. you're going to find go across the board women's rights, you know choice legislation obamacare, all these things, your number's going to be about 32% to 36% that's the number. that is exactly the number of people who want to repeal obamacare. i guarantee that movement, that group of people has not changed in this time. it's not a new group of people who have suddenly come across. there's an...
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show up to meet privately before the meeting even begins, which is why i am excited that president obama seems to have changed course in the last three days. [laughter] i am sincere about this. it seems he's invited republicans for the first time to dinner 12 senators and president discussing without press conferences before without much comment afterwards to see what each side has in terms of with their aspirations have. he had lunch with paul ryan. for the reasons we don't understand is ronald reagan would of done that, george bush would have done that and for the country to be successful we have to put aside some of this vitriol that exists and begin to recognize it just because the other side doesn't have our view it doesn't mean that they are not motivated for love of country. we have to get to a different place where we can find a broad consensus based on principles. that's how we will win. ronald reagan for me is someone that is a role model not because of his great success. she is certainly that but also a role model for the political system that we have today. imagine a country
show up to meet privately before the meeting even begins, which is why i am excited that president obama seems to have changed course in the last three days. [laughter] i am sincere about this. it seems he's invited republicans for the first time to dinner 12 senators and president discussing without press conferences before without much comment afterwards to see what each side has in terms of with their aspirations have. he had lunch with paul ryan. for the reasons we don't understand is...
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the endorsement put paul with a growing number of republicans to hold the policy shift abroad and the gop's appeal to latino voters. >> if a new survey finds that the president obamas job approval rating has dipped below 50% for the first time since september. the cnn poll shows that the spotlight in recent months on fiscal and budget issues or contributed to the drop in numbers. meanwhile, 54 percent of americans had an unfavorable view of the republican party. >> if the call numbers came a day after the republican national committee released a major review of their performance in the 2012 elections. >> a boost for backers of same-sex marriage. former secretary of state to hillary clinton joined ever- increasing list of politicians to come out in support of same-sex unions. clinton jointer husband, former president bill clinton, president obama and host of conservatism also previously opposed same-sex marriage and now support it. >> if a few years ago bill and i celebrate as our border miracle of our life. i wish every opportunity for that parer for parents to see t >> to deny them t
the endorsement put paul with a growing number of republicans to hold the policy shift abroad and the gop's appeal to latino voters. >> if a new survey finds that the president obamas job approval rating has dipped below 50% for the first time since september. the cnn poll shows that the spotlight in recent months on fiscal and budget issues or contributed to the drop in numbers. meanwhile, 54 percent of americans had an unfavorable view of the republican party. >> if the call...
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's made a lot of news lately challenging president obama for not doing more to traaddres what dr. carson calls the family crisis in america and he's taken heat from commenttators who believe he's a quote, token, for conservative republicans. he's here live and we'll ask him about that. and why is the application for the president's health care law include voter registration questions? some are now asking that question. we will have a full report. plus, actor jim carrey at the center of a controversial video that critics say attacks the second amendment and actor charlton heston. the critics don't have to say that. you can see yourself. ♪ from pain and fear ♪ ♪ charlton heston movies are no longer in demand ♪ ♪ forever ♪ i'm a conservative investor. but that doesn't mean i don't want to make money. i love making money. i try to be smart with my investments. i also try to keep my costs down. what's your plan? ishares. low cost and tax efficient. find out why nine out of ten large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishar
's made a lot of news lately challenging president obama for not doing more to traaddres what dr. carson calls the family crisis in america and he's taken heat from commenttators who believe he's a quote, token, for conservative republicans. he's here live and we'll ask him about that. and why is the application for the president's health care law include voter registration questions? some are now asking that question. we will have a full report. plus, actor jim carrey at the center of a...
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president obama made his march madness picks today. is he going with a final four of louisvilleville, florida, ohio state, an eventual champion indiana. >> republicans were not amused by this. the rnc put out an ad. louisiana congressman remarked his final four picks are are now late but his budget is late by 45 days. i think that shows the priorities. his final four picks actually made it on time. since the demands on our time are not nearly as important, the panel and i have come up with our own final four picks. all right, mara, who do you have? >> i wanted to give steve my proxy on this since i don't follow college basketball. i did ask around at work and came up coincidently with the exact same for the president picked. i cannot defend them or describe how we did this in any way, shape are or form. diver to my better here. >> i have louisville, wisconsin, michigan and indiana. three of the four teams are big ten teams. best conference in basketball. indiana beating wisconsin in the final. >> bret: okay. charles? >> marah echoing o
president obama made his march madness picks today. is he going with a final four of louisvilleville, florida, ohio state, an eventual champion indiana. >> republicans were not amused by this. the rnc put out an ad. louisiana congressman remarked his final four picks are are now late but his budget is late by 45 days. i think that shows the priorities. his final four picks actually made it on time. since the demands on our time are not nearly as important, the panel and i have come up...
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obama could and should overcome whatever has made him hesitate. we in this country not only don't have a federal employment program, republicans and democrats have not even put it on the floor to debate it as an important issue, even though it comes out of our own history. i say put our people to work. they want to work. the federal reserve says 20% of our factory and office space is sitting unused. we have people who want to work, the tools, equipment, and raw materials for them to work with. lord knows we need the wealth that they could produce. put them to work and make it a national issue. >> where does the money come from? >> roosevelt went to the wealthy and corporations and said to them, "you must give me the money to take care of the massive people because if you don't, we're going to have a catastrophe in this country. we're going to have a social revolution." my argument is, let's go back to the same tax rates that roosevelt imposed, or at least in that neighborhood, which is much higher on wealthy people and much higher on corporations
obama could and should overcome whatever has made him hesitate. we in this country not only don't have a federal employment program, republicans and democrats have not even put it on the floor to debate it as an important issue, even though it comes out of our own history. i say put our people to work. they want to work. the federal reserve says 20% of our factory and office space is sitting unused. we have people who want to work, the tools, equipment, and raw materials for them to work with....
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when the republicans have a president, they follow the leader. i think that's why you're seeing success of governors in the state. they've the boss. >> right now president obama has the whip hand and he's the executive. he's using it more effective than i've seen in the past. regarding governors, the thing i don't like about this is shorter primary process and fewer debates. i couldn't like that because i want everyone to have a shot at this. if you can't raise that money right upfront, you should still have a shot. nobody thought barack obama could beat hillary clinton and he did. we had a lot of debates about this one. it wasn't romney. he outlasted everybody. i think that process issue is important. last question. what about old fashioned free enterprise? free markets? lower tax rates? limited government. does that not play any more? >> it does, but the sides chose on that. it's the 10 million undecided. they vote for the brand they think is better looking or speaks better. he's a terrible president but amazing brand. >> he's a great speaker.
when the republicans have a president, they follow the leader. i think that's why you're seeing success of governors in the state. they've the boss. >> right now president obama has the whip hand and he's the executive. he's using it more effective than i've seen in the past. regarding governors, the thing i don't like about this is shorter primary process and fewer debates. i couldn't like that because i want everyone to have a shot at this. if you can't raise that money right upfront,...
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>> yeah, he predicted an apocalypse with the sequester, and nothing bad happened, and the republicans called his bluff, and now i think he is in a tough position, sandra, because spending is going down. the sequester is taking effect. it was obama's intention to get federal spending t rise permanently from a historic degree of 21% of gdp. he wants 23% or 24%. it's going in the wrong direction now. sandra: saying more federal spending will help the economy, not something that all of us believe is true to be the case. >> no, but i got to go back a little bit there. it's absolutely rue that he did miscalculate because neither the president nor myself nor many rational people -- sandra: wou he admit that? >> yeah, i tink he ight, i don't know. nobody thought the house republicans were crazy enough to go through this ridiculous -- sandra: were they crazy? the sun came up. we get through the airport lines -- >> let me address that -- you guys had a ball on this, well, the sun came up, nothing changed. you may live to regret that because, you know, these problems are coming, and, in fact, to
>> yeah, he predicted an apocalypse with the sequester, and nothing bad happened, and the republicans called his bluff, and now i think he is in a tough position, sandra, because spending is going down. the sequester is taking effect. it was obama's intention to get federal spending t rise permanently from a historic degree of 21% of gdp. he wants 23% or 24%. it's going in the wrong direction now. sandra: saying more federal spending will help the economy, not something that all of us...
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the republican budget does that. and i ask my colleagues to support the republican budget. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from maryland. . . mr. van hollen: mr. chairman, when president obama was sworn, in fact, before he even put his hand on the bible a little more than four years ago, we were losing over 700,000 jobs every month. the economy was actually spiraling downward at a faster rate than it was at the time of the great depression. and thanks to the resiliency of the american people and the emergency actions taken by the president and others we stopped the freefall, we turned the corner and there have been 36 consecutive months of private sector job growth, more than 6.4 million jobs created. we didn't get any help from our republican colleagues. when we had to make difficult decisions to prevent the total collapse of the economy. now we've seen some momentum in the job market and we have a republican budget that's going to put the brakes on that growth. that according to the congressional budget office and by the way their budget include
the republican budget does that. and i ask my colleagues to support the republican budget. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from maryland. . . mr. van hollen: mr. chairman, when president obama was sworn, in fact, before he even put his hand on the bible a little more than four years ago, we were losing over 700,000 jobs every month. the economy was actually spiraling downward at a faster rate than it was at the time of the great depression. and thanks to the...
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and president obama i think even president obama's top aides would say was imminently beatable last november and yet he really trounced mitt romney. so in addition to the messaging problem that the republican party clearly has, there's also a demographic problem that they face and that's why you had the soul searching. it was necessary not only to reassure the party activists, but also i think to get donors reassured, as well. there was a risk there that some people were going to stop giving money to the republican party. >> when i talked to ari fleischer in our last hour, he said the message that we have to have is that it's a big tent and here's what he said. >> both parties have these issues. for the republican party, what it means is that republicans need to adhere to our conservative message, our conservative core, but do so in a way that invites other people to join in. we can not do it in a way that pushes people out or says they're not welcome. that's been a real republican problem. we give people the impression that they're not wanted. the power of conservative is that it's an attra
and president obama i think even president obama's top aides would say was imminently beatable last november and yet he really trounced mitt romney. so in addition to the messaging problem that the republican party clearly has, there's also a demographic problem that they face and that's why you had the soul searching. it was necessary not only to reassure the party activists, but also i think to get donors reassured, as well. there was a risk there that some people were going to stop giving...
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and a charm offensive at the jefferson hotel with republican senators and now a charm offensive in israel with bb netanyahu. and this is apparently the new happier, more pleasant barack obama, but i think the mask slipped a little today and the underlying real thing, to somehow come back to blaming israel, even when other people are firing rockets at israel. >> greta: and so he walks away from this trip with what? >> i'm not saying turning around bad press. >> greta: bad press in the-- >> from the whole notion of blaming israel. you know, if you land and go see their rocket defense system and gee, why do the israelis have to spend this much on a rocket defense system, oh, it's because even from gaza there are rockets fired regularly from israel. >> greta: they had rockets the morning he was there. >> how can you talk about a peace process? >> mr. speaker, always nice to see you, sir. if you don't do your job, you don't get paid. right? why doesn't that simple rule apply to the white house? one republican senator is trying to make sure it does. he's here to tell us about it. and rush versu
and a charm offensive at the jefferson hotel with republican senators and now a charm offensive in israel with bb netanyahu. and this is apparently the new happier, more pleasant barack obama, but i think the mask slipped a little today and the underlying real thing, to somehow come back to blaming israel, even when other people are firing rockets at israel. >> greta: and so he walks away from this trip with what? >> i'm not saying turning around bad press. >> greta: bad press...
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president obama should do likewise, work with republicans together to put forward a plan that will in fact balance the budget and help american families enjoy real prosperity and a much more secure retirement. good morning. this is a good week for house republicans. this is also a week of contrast. our balanced budget -- our budget balances in 10 years. their budget never balances and raises $1 trillion worth of taxes. the question for the american people is, which budget actually helps? which helps people? i would say that a balanced budget is going to help grow our economy and provide the certainty needed that so many people are out there are looking for the government to do. those inget helps need? our budget provides a prescription to save the social safety nets of medicare, medicaid. there's does not. there's springs about the demise of those programs. which budget brings about the type of tax reform that people want in this country, lower rates, a fairer and simpler? our budget does that. there's raises taxes to the tune of almost $1 trillion. the choice is clear. our budget is
president obama should do likewise, work with republicans together to put forward a plan that will in fact balance the budget and help american families enjoy real prosperity and a much more secure retirement. good morning. this is a good week for house republicans. this is also a week of contrast. our balanced budget -- our budget balances in 10 years. their budget never balances and raises $1 trillion worth of taxes. the question for the american people is, which budget actually helps? which...
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of the obama administration's conduct. >> for two bloody years, u.s. policy has been addressed. they initially saw him as a reformer. once the revolt started, they backed u.n. diplomacy. predictably, none of this is war. reporter: as if bashar al-assad is any closer to hang onto power, the ambassador said he is not a psychiatrist, but the receivers military situation is worsening. jon: the longer this goes on from the more damage goes on. >> they are seeing hezbollah soldiers and weapons systems coming from iran and using iraq as a transit point. the secretary of state was recently in saudi arabia by providing arms to the rebels directly while the u.s. has non-lethal it. ambassador defended the administration's approach. >> is secretary. >> is secretary john kerry noted ,-com,-com ma therefore we are working with our partners to strengthen the opposition on the ground. reporter: russia continues to look at the concerns. jon: thank you. speak to the growing concerns of the nation of cyprus. the government elected to come up with a plan be after the parl
of the obama administration's conduct. >> for two bloody years, u.s. policy has been addressed. they initially saw him as a reformer. once the revolt started, they backed u.n. diplomacy. predictably, none of this is war. reporter: as if bashar al-assad is any closer to hang onto power, the ambassador said he is not a psychiatrist, but the receivers military situation is worsening. jon: the longer this goes on from the more damage goes on. >> they are seeing hezbollah soldiers and...